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janrinok
on Wednesday July 01 2015, @08:39PM
from the they-are-thinking-of-the-children! dept.
from the they-are-thinking-of-the-children! dept.
The BBC reports
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The head of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, called it one of the greatest public health achievements possible. It follows years of efforts to give pregnant women early access to prenatal care, testing and drugs to stop these diseases passing from mother to child.
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In Cuba, according to the available official data, less than 2% of children whose mothers have HIV are born with the virus - the lowest rate possible with the available prevention methods.
Untreated, they have a 15-45% chance of transmitting the virus to their children during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding.
Kudos to Cuba!
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday July 02 2015, @02:16AM
You might also arrive at the conclusion that WHO is generally run by third world administrators, has historically been more than a little leftist, and it owes a big debt to Cuba for their (admirable) help in the Ebola zone.
Or you can take it at face value, and realize that they are getting the same results as western countries get when they use the same methods (lots of anti-virals during pregnancy).
The price for these anti-viral drugs (even the less than newest versions) has always been high in developed countries, and the drug makers make no bones about the fact that US/EU patients are subsidizing much much lower prices in poor parts of the world.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 3, Touché) by captain normal on Thursday July 02 2015, @05:09AM
...and the drug makers make no bones about the fact that US/EU patients are being ripped off to pad profits over the reasonable prices in poor parts of the world.
TFTFY
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